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Houston, TX and Richmond, VA – Jungheinrich AG and Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. entered into a manufacturing and distribution agreement for the North American market.

Under the terms of the agreement announced today, MCFA will be the exclusive distributor of Jungheinrich-branded warehouse products in the United States, Canada and Mexico beginning in 2010. Jungheinrich will design new products for the North American market to be manufactured by MCFA. Additionally, Jungheinrich will supply some Class 1 products for sale under the Cat lift trucks brand and Class 3 products for sale under the Mitsubishi forklift trucks brand.

The Jungheinrich line will be offered for narrow aisle Class 2 and 3 products as well as some select Class 1 models typically used in warehousing and distribution applications. The Mitsubishi forklift trucks product range offered through North American dealers will not change.

As part of the agreement, Jungheinrich will establish a design center on MCFA’s Houston, TX, campus. The Houston Design Center (HDC) will focus on development of a new range of warehouse products designed for and manufactured in North America. The HDC will be staffed with Jungheinrich personnel. The current Jungheinrich sales and service operations will cease effective December 31, 2009. The Jungheinrich facility in Richmond, VA, will close in 2010. MCFA exclusive distribution of Jungheinrich products, including sales and service support from its Houston, Texas headquarters, will commence in January 2010.

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1 Comment(s) Post a Comment  Showing Comments Page 1 of 1 Posted by Loren Swakow from Scott Lift Truck on September 10, 2009, 4:46 pm PDT Understand the idea from a global perspective, but what about the dealers in the US that put their heart and soul into the product to have it pulled out overnight. Inappropriate? alert us Post a Comment   Comment on this News Item: Name: Company: Email: Comment: Security Code: Reload Image Enter the text shown in the box above. Comments that include profanity, personal attacks or antisocial behavior such as "spamming," "trolling," or any other inappropriate material will not be posted to the site and/or will be removed from the site. You are fully responsible for the content you post. Neither the Association nor the publisher of this website, Data Key Communications, Inc, are responsible for the contents thereof or the opinions of the contributors. Contact and company information entered must be true and accurate. By submitting a comment, you agree to these terms and conditions.

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